Islam Soliman

RSVP closed. @Hashem Rihan you are in.

Dear @Davie Chase @Rk ram @Benjamin williams @sohinik @Shinebabu @Dorian Zissi @GeorgeFJ @Ahmad Quadri @Hashem Rihan  @L. Petelczyc @essam ibrahim @Theo09  @Nadeem Ansari @Nicholas Cox1.. see you all in the morning

Below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our Sunday morning adventure:

Welcome @Mehek Merchant to Carnity and thanks for your interest to join this drive. The drive is currently full however there is probability of drop offs from the list so I recommend you add your self to the waitlist so if a slot opens up you will be automatically added.

Welcome to Carnity @Parliament.. I love your enthusiasm and I am confident you won’t be disappointed 😇

9 hours ago, Benjamin williams said:

Hi.

Ben here.

2005 Tj Wrangler. Manual,  30in tyres and mild lift. Otherwise stock.

No previous offroad experience. 

I don't currently have any of the required equipment,  but plan to pick up things this week. Do you have recommendations? What's worth spending money on now and what's worth buying something basic till I know more.

Thanks.

Welcome to Carnity @Benjamin williams. The flag, radio, and may be compressor are the basics for now. Dragon mall is a convenient destination to shop for those.
The below post provides a nice reference 

hope this helps 

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

DRIVE DETAILS

When:  11 Feb 2023, Saturday

Meeting time:  7:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: 24°48'19.2"N 55°15'56.1"E
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gkaJQkvyjyqnV9Jp9?g_st=ic

Approximate finish time: 11:30 AM

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

Dear @Jesper Weltström @lucas amat @george charbel@Ben Lee  @James Lovell @Usman Basit @Juzer Gandhi @Misha Puskar it was pleasure driving with all of you this morning and you all did a great job crossing Lisaili to Qudra lakes demonstrating great driving skills, patience, and team work.

Together we experienced different types of terrain ranging from baby tight dunes, bushy and bumpy grounds, med size long ranges, small bowls, finally closing with the lavish green lakes.

From staring crossings, long range sidies, arches, and even basic crest crossing and you all did very well with great coordination communications

We also experienced the magic of self recovery using controlled gas and steering, shoveling, and rope towing recovery techniques.. 

With all of the above you covered on the itinerary you covered over 54KM in around 3hrs.. a great indication of how well you all did, Bravo everyone 🙌🙌🙌

a huge shout out to the outstanding support of @Davie Chase and @Fabien Monleau and the excellent second lead by @James Lovell

@Misha Puskar I wish you speedy recovery and hope to see you soon on the sand along with the rest of the team

@babaski I hope everything is ok with you, we didn’t hear anything from you and you didn’t show up this morning. For future please rsvp out by Thursday if your plan changes or at least notify on the forum that you won’t be joining..

Dear @Davie Chase @george charbel @Usman Basit @Jesper Weltström @lucas amat @Ben Lee @Misha Puskar @James Lovell @babaski @Fabien Monleau

Below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our Sunday morning adventure:

Welcome @Jesper Weltström  to @Carnity and thanks for your interest in joining this drive. Due to no history of previous Carnity drives this is considered your Absolute Newbie drive.

Accordingly appreciate your swift response on the below listed points:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year and Color.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.
• Confirm your car has 4x4 Hi/Low gear
• Share details of your prior off-road experience, if any.
• Have you completed a Carnity Master Class before?
• Confirm you have a safety flag and programmable radio
• Also before the drive, please ensure and CONFIRM you completed the readingsbelow and watched the video:

• Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0
• Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down.
  • How do I join?
  • Is my car fit for off-roading
  • Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED.
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Essential Off-road Gear
• Ultimate Compressor Review
• Transfer your previous off-road experience

DRIVE DETAILS

When:  5 Feb 2023, Sunday

Meeting time:  7:30 AM - Sharp (Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: LisailiFort https://goo.gl/maps/ZikRWU1YYas968yT9

Approximate finish time: 11:30 AM

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquettes and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Advise if you don’t have a programable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

1 hour ago, Gaurav said:

This was my life's first experience with a snatch block and based on theory and videos we should've placed FJ in between Raptor and Wrangler for 160-180 degree (most effective) pull. But not to let FJ slip in the same hellhole, I placed FJ at a 90-degree angle to maximize winching power by 1.5X if not double and also to use two car weights to anchor.

With a single winch that recovery has reached its limit, as we have learned from Ranjan's winch hitting the max ceiling the previous night. And also when we remove the snatch block and FJ tried to pull alone, it really didn't move.

My second observation if we somehow would have elevated the winch line by adding another car in between, the winch line would have taken a better load to pull than slicing through the dune. Just an afterthought...!

We really need a winch day out to practice and learn what really works and what doesn't in real-life situations. I already have 5 sign up from winch owners, soon will plan a drive solely for this exercise and test all configurations.

I am trying to visualize the situation and based on the pic and drawing my understanding is that the purpose of using the snatch block was for leverage and not force redirection.. so based on that understanding I believe the best position of the snatch block would be directly connected to the dead car (Snoop’s in the case), and the winch rope would go around the snatch block back to the winching car or another car as anchor.. this would give leverage almost doubling the force on the dead car and reduce helge stress on the winch ..

can’t wait to play with this and apply to different scenarios when we meet

Me too although I don’t have a winch but very much interested 

I have done this several years back with friends including overnight camp and BBQ on top of Jabal Alharim.. with multiple stops at interesting view points along the way.. crossing to UAE back from the other side of the trail is not allowed for expats as @munkybiznesssaid so you have to turn back and follow same route through Khasab.

P..S. If u are camping on top of Jabal Alharim make sure you have more than enough stuff to keep u warm at night and early morning hours .. it’s freezing cold

Dear YT Worriors

Tomorrow is a special day that every off-roader waits for from year to year and I can't ask for a better company to spend this special day with   @Davie Chase @Ranjan Das @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Ashutosh Garg @Zulfikhar Naiyar

Please reread the drive post and the below points and ensure you check all required preparations to avoid any disappointment tomorrow InshaALLAH. 

Pre-drive details below:

• Be ready at the meeting point by 7:30am (or before) with tires deflated and flag erected
• Please ensure you have 2 sets of programable radios (or fully charged spare battery), fully charged and set to Channel 3 (446,056). A car-charging station for your radio is also advisable
• Please ensure everything in the car is tied down and there are no moving objects 
• Please check tow hooks, and ensure no hanging parts below the chassis.
• Please all car fluids and if possible carry reserve.
• please ensure you come with a full tank in addition to 1 or 2 20L filled up jerry cans depending on your car consumption.
• Ensure all necessary gear for this drive level specially your proper ADULT size shovel, kinetic ropes, safety ropes, first aid kit, tire deflator, pressure gauge and a compressor.
• Enough water, lunch and snacks
• Briefing will be done on the sand before we start moving
• We will go through a thorough check during the briefing for all cars, but it will be too late to accommodate anything that can impact the safety of the convoy and we don't want to take any chances in such remote areas.
• Last Gas Station: https://goo.gl/maps/D6t1rXkuecZScyPZ9
• MeetingPoint:  https://goo.gl/maps/bZ77eVtDJqDhGJBm7
• Convoy Order will be communicated during the briefing

P.S. I will be leaving Dubai between 2:30 and 3:00am, If you are not camping already and would like to join me on the way to the meeting point let me know

My phone number is : 0547918841

Thanks @Imteeaz for letting us know .. hats off to MOI for accepting the petition 😀

Happy birthday @Frederic.. best wishes for a wonderful one and many many happy returns of the day

great narrative of the drive@Gary F added to your great driving skills and team spirit.. I can for sure see where your young man is getting his.. 👏👏

a very important part of developing the Offroading skills is that synergy! you and your car blending to be ONE.. the more you understand her and she understands you the better and pleasant that marriage will be. 

Speedy recovery @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler

Dear @Looper @Joseph Sebastian @Ron.P @karlsberg @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Stan @Glenn Waters  @Anirudh Dayma @Gary F @Krishna R @Ironclad @Azam V2.0 @Thejas Uthran @lucas amat@Nicholas Cox1 @Nadeem Ansari @Murtaza Bhuria

It was always said that patience is a great virtue, today we can say it also pays off. I am impressed with how you guys didn't give up until the last minute and I won't forgive myself if I didn't accept you in this drive.

GAME ON!

Below please find the key prep points so we are all ready for our morning adventure:

1 hour ago, lucas amat said:

Hi @Islam Soliman 

sorry I can’t find the meeting point for tomorrow’s drive… is it possible it is not shared yet?

Meeting point updated.. drive brief and convoy order will follow soon. Thanks everyone for your patience 

Welcome to Carnity @MohamedSherif

Due to no history for your previous drives with @Carnity, this is considered an Absolute Newbie drive for you..

Accordingly appreciate your swift response on the below listed points:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year and Color.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.
• Confirm your car has 4x4 Hi/Low gear
• Share details of your prior off-road experience, if any.
• Have you completed a Carnity Master Class before?
• Confirm you have a safety flag and programmable radio
• Also before the drive, please ensure and CONFIRM you completed the readings below and watched the video:

• Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0
• Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down.
  • How do I join?
  • Is my car fit for off-roading
  • Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED.
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Essential Off-road Gear
• Ultimate Compressor Review
• Transfer your previous off-road experience

2 hours ago, DP1011 , Deepak wrangler said:

@Islam Soliman How about a game, the first 12 ppl to reach the meetin point and deflated and flags ON are IN😂😂

Obviously this shdnt apply to Lead and Support guys🤣🤣. 

I guess u will be camping at the meeting point @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler

3 hours ago, LKP said:

Dear Team,

I will need to cancell my attendance of this drive, as i need to correct issue with my vehicle getting transmission overheating lamp appearing yesterday.

 

I hope to join you sometime soon after corrections have been made.

Enjoy this weekend.

Thanks for the update .. hope everything is sorted out with the car and we have a chance to drive together soon

Hello everyone.. thanks a lot for RSVPing to this drive which is not becoming a challenge as I hate to leave anyone behind. However it's neither practical nor convenient to all 29 cars in one convoy.

In order to try and accommodate as mush as possible without ruining the fun for all, I ask everyone please to double check their schedule and in case of any change please RSVP out asap so I know who is in and try to fit in as mush as reasonably possible.

Stay tuned for updates!

Welcome to Carnity@karlsberg @LKP @Nicholas Cox1 @Klaus Pedersen  @Ironclad.

Due to no history for your previous drives with Carnity (other than WWD which doesn't count), this is considered an Absolute Newbie drive with Carnity.

Accordingly appreciate your swift response on the below listed points:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year and Color.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets.
• Confirm your car has 4x4 Hi/Low gear
• Share details of your prior off-road experience, if any.
• Have you completed a Carnity Master Class before?
• Confirm you have a safety flag and programmable radio
• Also before the drive, please ensure and CONFIRM you completed the readings below and watched the video:

• Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0
• Frequently Asked Questions - Click and scroll down.
  • How do I join?
  • Is my car fit for off-roading
  • Many more FAQ's - ANSWERED.
• Mandatory Safety Requirements
• Essential Off-road Gear
• Ultimate Compressor Review
• Transfer your previous off-road experience